Over the next few days, under Heavenly Fire Venerable's introduction, Gu He familiarized himself with the Pill Fire Pavilion during the day and regulated his breathing at night, bringing himself to peak condition in preparation for refining an Eighth-grade pill. At the same time, Heavenly Fire Venerable delivered the ingredients needed to refine the Poria Azure Pill to Gu He.
On the seventh day after Gu He arrived at the Pill Fire Pavilion, he finally felt that he had adjusted himself to his optimal state. He then flew toward the very summit of the cliff.
This was ordinarily where the Pill Fire Pavilion collected Earthfire. The Fire Attribute energy here was exceptionally dense, and that dense energy was relatively gentle as well, making it somewhat beneficial for alchemy. Thus, Heavenly Fire Venerable had suspended the collection of Earthfire and designated this place as Gu He's pill-refining site.
At the summit of the cliff, space suddenly warped slightly, and a figure appeared.
Feeling his own condition and sensing the dense Fire Attribute energy nearby, Gu He took a deep breath and muttered, "Begin."
With a wave of his right hand, a massive crimson cauldron landed upon the ground at the cliff's summit. Then, with a flick of his finger, Azure Flame shot into the cauldron and blazed fiercely within it.
Narrowing his eyes slightly, Gu He confirmed one final time that he fully understood the method for refining the Poria Azure Pill. He lightly brushed his Ring, and stalk after stalk of medicinal ingredients flew out, hovering around him.
Once the heat within the Medicine Cauldron was right, Gu He gestured with a finger and first tossed in a brownish fruit that looked like a sphere.
This was the main ingredient of the Poria Azure Pill, a medicinal ingredient known as